R vs ORBCOMM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
R
Monitor vehicle location, fuel levels, speed, and working hours. Access detailed reefer unit information, including temperature, door status, and alarms. Features intelligent search and a customizable watchlist for quick access to vital data.
- Vehicle location tracking
- Fuel level monitoring
- In-transit speed data
- Working hours information
- Reefer unit temperature
- Door open/close events
- Intelligent search
- Customizable watchlist
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R:COM Mobile allows users to view data on vehicle location, fuel level, in-transit speed and working hours information. R:COM Mobile also includes the industry leading temperature management features of R:COM by providing users with reefer unit information (including set-point and return air), door open/close events, alarms, reefer battery and fuel level information. R:COM Mobile has been designed with ease of use and quick access to vital data as the priority and this is clearly underlined by its ’Intelligent Search’ and ‘Watchlist’ functionality. ‘Intelligent Search’ allows users to quickly identify vehicles and add these to a ‘Watchlist’, a quick-access folder which can be easily personalised and modified. MobileSupport@bluetreesystems.com
ORBCOMM
Access ORBCOMM's products, services, and solutions remotely. This application leverages GPS functionality for its features, which may impact battery life with continuous use.
- On-the-go functionality
- Access to ORBCOMM products
- Access to ORBCOMM services
- Access to ORBCOMM solutions
- GPS integration
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The ORBCOMM app delivers on-the-go functionality for ORBCOMM products, services and solutions. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. For more information, visit us at www.orbcomm.com
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Verdict
R and ORBCOMM both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of R's written reviews are positive against 0% of ORBCOMM's. ORBCOMM's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for R against 3.0 for ORBCOMM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of R's written reviews are positive against 0% of ORBCOMM's.
R ships an update every 9 months, ORBCOMM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | R | ORBCOMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Tree Systems Ltd | ORBCOMM, Inc |
Customer experience
R
ORBCOMM
In-app purchases
R
No in-app purchases
ORBCOMM
No in-app purchases
